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Yahoo
13 hours ago
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Guatemalan man sentenced to prison for illegal reentry, found living in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Guatemalan National was sentenced to prison after he was found living in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced. Elvis Alfonso Lopez-Perez, 32, was found living in Carlisle despite having been previously deported. United States District Judge Keli M. Neary sentenced him to eight months in prison for his illegal reentry into the country. According to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, Lopez-Perez was removed from the country on Feb. 1, 2013. He then illegally reentered at an unknown time and was found on May 28, 2024, without permission to legally case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Honduran national charged after entering Florida Navy base illegally following crash: DOJ
A Honduran national has been charged in federal court after he allegedly crashed a vehicle into a barricade outside the Pensacola, Florida, Navy base and entered the base illegally while running from law enforcement, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Orly Moises Garcia Hernandez, 34, has been charged with illegally entering a military, Naval or Coast Guard property, and resisting or impeding arrest by a federal officer, the DOJ said in a news release. On May 25, Garcia Hernandez allegedly crashed into a barricade outside a checkpoint at the Naval Air Station Pensacola gate, then ran from military forces onto the base to escape apprehension. Ice Files Detainers Against 2 Illegal Aliens, Including 1 Facing Attempted Murder Charges For Shooting Spree Military police ultimately captured Garcia Hernandez at gunpoint after the foot pursuit. If he is convicted, Garcia Hernandez could face up to 18 months in prison and deportation. Read On The Fox News App Accused Ms-13 Ringleader One Step Closer To Deportation After Judge Dismisses Charges Santa Rosa County Jail records show Garcia Hernandez is being held without bond. The investigation into Garcia Hernandez's alleged actions is being handled by the U.S. Navy and Homeland Security Investigations. Tom Homan Vows Action As California Set To Release Illegal Immigrant Who Killed Two Teens The DOJ said the case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that streamlines efforts and resources within the Department of Homeland Security to not just crack down on illegal immigration but also achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the "perpetrators of violent crimes." The operation also streamlines efforts and resources from the DHS's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).Original article source: Honduran national charged after entering Florida Navy base illegally following crash: DOJ
Epoch Times
19-05-2025
- Epoch Times
3 MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Former Member-Turned-Informant
Three members of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang were charged in the murder of a former MS-13 gang member who was cooperating with law enforcement on a federal racketeering and drug trafficking case, federal prosecutors announced on May 16. One of the defendants, Roberto Carlos Aguilar, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. Aguilar, 30, of South Los Angeles, was charged in a separate federal complaint with murder in aid of racketeering. The other two defendants, Dennis Anaya Urias, 26, and Grevil Zelaya Santiago, 25, both of South Los Angeles, were Urias is a legal permanent resident, and Santiago had filed a visa application, which was pending. All three defendants made their first court appearance late on Thursday in the U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles, according to federal prosecutors. Related Stories 4/7/2021 11/28/2018 A federal magistrate judge has ordered them detained without bond and has scheduled their arraignments for June 3. 'These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime,' the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles said in a statement on Friday. According to court documents, Urias and Santiago allegedly shot the victim to death at a grocery store in South Los Angeles on Feb. 18. The victim's status as a government cooperator was well known by the MS-13 gang. Federal prosecutors say this status made the victim subject to a 'green light' order that made him a target for murder by MS-13 members. Court documents claim that Urias had what appeared to be a chance encounter with Aguilar inside the grocery store about an hour before the victim's death. After the encounter, Aguilar allegedly set in motion a series of events that led to Urias and Santiago allegedly shooting and killing the victim, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported. On Feb. 18, the victim made two telephone calls to authorities and said he was at a grocery store in South Los Angeles where MS-13 members had just tried to kill him, according to prosecutors. He told authorities he had been talking with MS-13 members when a man, whose face was covered, approached and tried to shoot him, but the gun did not fire, prosecutors claimed. At one point during the second phone call, several gunshots were heard, officials said. Prosecutors claim that Aguilar, Urias, and Santiago allegedly avoided discipline or enhanced their status within the gang by murdering the victim. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating the case.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Three men charged with re-entering United States illegally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri indicted three men in separate cases this week for illegally re-entering the United States after they were previously deported. According to a superseding indictment returned this week, Erik Santana-Garcia, aka Erik Cayetano, 33, of Mexico, was charged with transporting a 15-year-old minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity, being an alien in possession of a firearm, illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien and possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Ex-Army intelligence analyst sentenced to prison for selling military secrets to Chinese national: DOJ Romeo Perez-Bravo, 42, of Guatemala, was charged with one count of illegal re-entry by an alien previously convicted of a felony. His previous charges of aggravated identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number were also included in a superseding indictment. The indictment alleges Perez-Bravo had been living under the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen since 2009. The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General received a referral from the St. Joseph, Missouri Police Department that a man had been fraudulently living and working under a Minnesota man's identity. SSA-OIG identified him as Perez-Bravo, who had previously been removed from the United States three times and did not have permission to return. Due to his illegal alien status, he stole a Minnesota man's identity and used it to work for local area employers for several years. The DOJ said Perez-Bravo had previously been convicted of multiple felonies in Minnesota, including terroristic threats and identity theft. Andres G. Angel-Martinez, 25, of Mexico, was found on or about April 15 after having been removed on November 11, 2019. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android This case was referred by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). According to the DOJ, these cases are part of , established back in March and is 'a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the DOJ to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump admin files first charges against migrant-linked terrorist network in US
US President Donald Trump's administration has filed its first racketeering charges against Venezuela's Tren de Aragua US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said that the case is part of 'Operation Take Back America,' a 'nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Justice Department to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.' Show more Show less
